Natural Hazards

What are the primary effects of Earthquakes?

What are the secondary effects of Earthquakes?

What are the primary effects of Volcanic eruptions?

What are the secondary effects of volcanic eruptions?

What is the Richter scale?

What are the different layers of the earth, starting from the middle working outwards...

What are tectonic plates?

What is the liquid rock below the earths surface called?

Which type of crust is more dense? and therefore sinks?

Which type of crust is less dense?

What are the differences between continental and oceanic crust?

What happens at a destructive plate margin?

What happens at a conservative plate boundary?

What happens a lot at conservative plate boundary's?

What happens at a constructive plate boundary?

What are you likely to see at constructive plate boundary's?

What are the reasons people live near tectonically active areas?

What is retrofitting?

What is the epicentre of an earthquake?

How can you earthquake proof a building?

How many people in the world now live in Bamboo houses?

Describe an earthquake case study in a small amount of detail...

Where are earthquake resistant houses being constructed from local and recycled materials?

Describe some of the features in earthquake-resistant housing in Gujarat in India...

Why are bamboo houses effective against earthquakes?

What is earthquake preparedness?

How can the government make sure people are earthquake 'prepared'?

What is an example of the government making sure the people are prepared for earthquake?

What are things before an earthquake you can do to prepare?

What are building codes?

What do scientists look for an increase in if a volcano might erupt?

If it clear that a volcanic eruption is likely, then a course of action has to be decided upon. Several options could be considered including:

What is laser ranging?

What is laser ranging used for?

What is evacuation?

What is an example of an evacuation plan for an earthquake?

How can people prepare for a volcanic eruption?

What are storm surges?

What are the physical and environmental effects of tropical storms?

Social effects of tropical storms?

Economic effects of tropical storm?

Example of Hurricane?

How hot does the sea have to be for tropical storms?

How far from the equator?

What are tropical storm strengths measured in?

what are the stages in the formation of a tropical storms?

what direction do hurricanes travel in?

what 3 steps to follow if a tropical storm is coming?

what is a mandatory evacuation?

What company forecasts hurricanes?

How to prepare for a hurricane?

Example of an NGO (non government organization) helping people prepare for a hurricane?

natural cycle definition

el nino definition

Why are hurricanes likely to increase?

Primary effects of wildfires?

Secondary effects of earthquakes?

wildfire example?

2 causes of wildfires?

natural causes of wildfires?

human causes of wildfires?

How do people respond to a wildfire?

How do people prevent and prepare for a wildfire?

Why will wildfires increase in the future?

What 3 things have been increasing in terms of wildfires?